新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

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课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
        玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
6 y9 A5 I  p; f" [& V& i; F259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
        玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
$ _9 B8 A- _1 H0 S' Q260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
        白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。
( @* D9 J  |( S- Y. \: }261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
; K6 ^$ }2 A1 Y0 k$ z        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
7 W7 d/ R4 @0 k262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
  {' D+ O( E1 \, b- a: a, A263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
6 f. X9 p; G6 L        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
* K' E, j: g" _266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
4 {& X( x5 \# ~* {        把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。
' U: c* j, P/ A/ @' A; V267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
9 ^; ]. k" ^/ d! N# W        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
3 P$ W) P, n% M5 }) @        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
        不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
" `2 v1 i8 m$ X* F/ `4 d8 D5 E        迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。
6 T0 @1 }' F6 V& g, Q% w$ o8 `- V272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
. J- W3 J" m$ x. K1 m        就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。
* ?+ D- }# N& y( y7 p273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
        半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。
, e8 z% [: F# u- C274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
0 W9 t" k2 [$ S8 ^        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！